***This post is to cover maternity leave from July 26- Dec 26***
This post is suitable for an individual with good general surgical and surgical oncology background
who is aspiring for a career as a breast surgeon and wishes to gain experience in oncoplastic and
reconstructive breast surgery including perforator flaps and implant-based reconstructions.
Candidates should have good knowledge of management of breast disease. Candidate should be
keen to learn new techniques and be involved in research and audit. The post will comprise no
emergency duties. It is mainly to cover elective sessions at UHNM. It is a ten-session job with
research and audit commitments.
The UHNM Breast Unit is a busy breast surgery unit in the West Midlands, UK and manages the
spectrum of benign and malignant breast disorders in close collaboration with colleagues from
radiology, oncology, pathology and plastic surgery. Screening assessment cases are managed across
North Staffordshire. The Unit sees 700 new breast cancers a year.
This is a full time Senior Clinical Fellow post which will support the Breast team in providing a
comprehensive specialist Breast and Breast Oncoplastic surgical service to the University Hospital of
North Midlands Hospital NHS Trust which caters to the population of Staffordshire, Wolverhampton,
South Cheshire and Shropshire. No General surgery and no on calls involved in this job. The proposed
timetable outlined towards the end of this document will be flexible to accommodate training needs. You
will be enrolled to Keele reconstruction course which runs twice a year and the successful candidate
would be in charge of oncoplastic MDT. Help maintaining oncoplastic data base and prepare MDTs and oncoplastic MDT.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Please see attached job pack for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
This is a full time Senior Clinical Fellow post which will support the Breast team in providing a
comprehensive specialist Breast and Breast Oncoplastic surgical service to the University Hospital of
North Midlands Hospital NHS Trust which caters to the population of Staffordshire, Wolverhampton,
South Cheshire and Shropshire. No General surgery and no on calls involved in this job. The proposed
timetable outlined towards the end of this document will be flexible to accommodate training needs. You
will be enrolled to Keele reconstruction course which runs twice a year and the successful candidate
would be in charge of oncoplastic MDT. Help maintaining oncoplastic data base and prepare MDTs and oncoplastic MDT.
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